Knife Edge Mesa Mine

The Knife Edge Mesa Mine is a uranium mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,320 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Knife Edge Mesa Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Apache

Elevation: 7,320 Feet (2,231 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 36.44917, -109.21417

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Knife Edge Mesa Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Knife Edge Mesa Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Apache


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR MASSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Tyuyamunite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS REPORT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE LUKACHUKAI MINING DISTRICT. KNIFE EDGE MESA MINE BEING ONE OF MANY MINES THAT COMPRISE THIS DISTRICT. (UTM COORDINATES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL MINE OR PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SOME RESOURCES MAY BE PRESENT AT KNIFE EDGE MESA


References

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1967, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LUKACHUKAI MTNS,NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC., 18TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 78-84

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC., 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139

Reference (Deposit): DARE, W.L., 1961, URANIUM MINING IN THE LUKACHUKAI MTNS., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. NO. 8011, P. 2-30


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